T-Mobile was the first of the three national wireless carriers to introduce a pay-for-early-upgrade program when it unveiled JUMP earlier this month. We questioned the worth of JUMP because of its $10 monthly fee and T-Mobile’s requirement that customers make hefty down-payments on their phones. But with the carrier ditching down-payments, at least temporarily, does that change the math? [More]

T-Mobile a new early upgrade program today called JUMP! — Just Upgrade My Phone — that will allow customers to buy new phones at subsidized prices twice a year, instead of every two years or so. What’s the catch? There’s a $10 a month fee, which isn’t too bad for those customers who always want to get a, well, jump on newer phones. Pun totally intended. [More]